Delve Deeper:
Part one of the series: vimeo.com/84022735
The series was part inspired by Mastery by Robert Greene
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You can read more about Leonardo daVinci's difficult years in: "Da Vinci's Ghost: Genius, Obsession and how Leonard Created the World in his Own Image" by Toby Lester amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1439189242/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1439189242&linkCode=as2&tag=adammeetsworl-21
This series began life as a couple of essays on Medium
Difficult medium.com/i-m-h-o/a7f8bdabd67b
47 years to success medium.com/the-dept-for-dangerous-ideas/8654ee14e4b2
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not a patch on john coltrane bot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjONQNUU8Fg

From the article:
For Barnes, the device needed to be able to take cues from the human body. The lab designed a prosthesis that uses a technique called electromyography to pick up on electrical signals in the upper arm muscles. By tensing his biceps, Barnes controls a small motor that changes how tightly the prosthetic arm grips the drumstick and how quickly it moves, vital skills for a drummer.

The researchers then added another layer of complexity: a second, autonomous drumstick on the robot arm (see photo). This second stick, controlled via its own motor, uses a microphone and an accelerometer to sense the rhythm Barnes is playing, as well as music from any nearby musicians. An algorithm then produces a new beat with a complementary rhythm and melody, modelled on the music of jazz greats like John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk.

With this extra artificial intelligence, human and machine combine to make Barnes a kind of "superhuman drummer", Weinberg says.

http://videosift.com/video/John-Coltrane-Duke-Ellington-In-A-Sentimental-Mood

1. Mr. Bungle - California
2. Radiohead - The Bends
3. Beck - Mellow Gold
4. Beatles - White Album
5. Bjork - Homogenic
6. Stereolab - Sound Dust
7. Aphex Twin - Come to Daddy
8. Ben Folds Five - Whatever and Amen
9. Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle
10. Stevie Wonder - Greatest Hits
11. EWF - Greatest Hits
12. Steve Reich - Sextet
13. Stravinsky - Rite of Spring
14. Portishead - Portishead
15. The Smiths - Louder Than Bombs
16. Depeche Mode - Violator
17. Rufus Wainwright - Poses
18. Prince - Greatest Hits
19. Secret Chiefs - Book M
20. Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha
21. Brian Eno - Ambient 1
22. Boards of Canada - Music Has The Right To Children
23. Beastie Boys - Check Your Head
24. Ennio Morricone - Once Upon A Time In The West
25. Arcade Fire - Funeral
26. Autolux - Future Perfect
27. Miles Davis/Gil Evans - Porgy and Bess
28. John Coltrane - Blue Train
29. Bob Marley - Legend
30. Chet Baker - Best of Chet Baker Sings
31. Mose Allison - Allison Wonderland
32. Failure - Fantastic Planet
33. MSI - You'll Rebel To Anything....
34. Faith No More - Angel Dust
35. Fiona Apple - When the Pawn...
36. Fishbone - Truth and Soul
37. Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
38. Foetus - Gash
39. Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters
40. Nirvana - Nevermind
40.1. Frank Sinatra - Greatest Hits
40.2. Frank Zappa -
40.3. Jellyfish - Spilt Milk
40.4. M.I.A. - Kala
40.5. Me'Shell Ndegeocello - Cookie
40.6. Michael Brecker - Michael Brecker
40.7. Miles Davis - All Blues
40.8. Patsy Cline - Greatest Hits (token country)
40.9. Philip Glass - Glassworks
40.91. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
40.92. Bernard Herrmann - The Day The Earth Stood Still

Damn one album per artist is harsh



No particular order:

Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds Of Fire
Streetlight Manifesto - Everything Goes Numb
Thrice - Vheissu
Yndi Halda - Enjoy Eternal Bliss
3 - Wake Pig
Al Di Meola - Elegant Gypsy
Atheist - Unquestionable Presence
Blue Sky Black Death - Late Night Cinema
Converge - Jane Doe
Dark Tranquillity - The Gallery
Dream Theater - A Change of Seasons
Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
Opeth - Blackwater Park
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Protest the Hero - Fortress
Pure Reason Revolution - The Dark Third
Riverside - Second Life Syndrome
The Flashbulb - Soundtrack to a Vacant Life
The Who - Quadrophenia
Wintersun - Wintersun
X Japan - Art Of Life
Between the Buried and Me - Colors
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - F# A# ∞
Liquid Tension Experiment - Liquid Tension Experiment
Chiaki Ishikawa - Boku wa Mada Nanimo Shiranai
Damien Rice - O
Refused - Shape of Punk to Come
Edge Of Sanity - Crimson
Ulver - Bergtatt
Radiohead - OK Computer
Laura - Radio Swan is Down
In Mourning - Shrouded Divine
Bill Bruford - One of a Kind
Jeff Beck - Blow by Blow
John Coltrane - Blue Train
Naked City - Naked City
Death - Symbolic
Jimmy Eat World - Clarity
Camel - Mirage
Yes - Close to the Edge

For the moment anyway, lots of new stuff I will probably get over in a few months.

the song is called Bubamara (Lady Bug). it's author, Šaban Bajramović, died a week ago on June 8th 2008.

Šaban Bajramović (Cyrillic: Шабан Бајрамовић) (born April 16, 1936 in Niš, Kingdom of Yugoslavia) is Serbian Romani musician.
He attended primary school for only the first four years. On quitting school, he picked up his musical education on the street and wherever he could, as others of his people have always done. At 19 he ran away from the army out of love for a girl. As a deserter, he was sentenced to three years prison on the island Goli otok, but as he told the military court they couldn't hold him for so long as he could survive, they raised his punishment to five and a half years. He survived as he was a good goalkeeper in the prison football team. Because of his nimbleness and speed, they called him "Black Panther". Soon he forced his way into the prison orchestra that played, among other things, jazz (mostly Armstrong, Sinatra, and even John Coltrane) with Spanish and Mexican pieces. Today he likes to say that he read 20.000 books in his life, most of them whilst in prison. He also says that the prison on Goli otok was his university of life where he formed his philosophy, adding that a person who has never been in prison is not a person at all. After Goli otok, his intensive music career began. He made his first record in 1964 and since then has made 15-20 LPs and about 50 singles. To date he is believed to have composed 650 compositions including - Bubamara (ladybird), in the soundtrack of Emir Kusturica movie - Black Cat, White Cat, and Mesečina (originally Djeli mara) in the soundtrack of Emir Kusturica movie - Underground.

They wrote about him:

Over the years, his music has been constantly stolen, copied, and imitated by both famous and unknown musicians. Promises and contracts have proven worthless. Actually, he's never been interested in protecting his work. Where others would have earned millions, he's lived as he's always lived: from day to day, making music, going wherever he wants, and not recognising any limits at all. — Dragi Šestić, Mostar Sevdah Reunion

The next 66 minutes were one of the rarest moments in my life. I was crying because of the sheer beauty of this music. Together with Mostar Sevdah Reunion, the great gipsy singer created an exceptional album, probably the best ever produced in this Balkan area. — Miljenko Jergovic, Jutarnji list, 10.11.2001, Croatia

It is difficult to stay objective while listening to this masterpiece. The saying goes that no one should go down on one's knees and bow one's head before a living human being, but in this case an exception should be made. — Mladen Hlubna, Oslobodjenje 6.12.2001 Bosnia

The Serbian singer is clearly a giant talent, comparable in his own way to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan or Mari Bonie Persen, someone capable of bringing their music to life with such vivid spirituality that it vaults with ease over the most impenetrable cultural barriers. His voice combines the anguish of rai with the soulfulness of fado - a sort of Balkan gypsy jazz Andy Gill - The Independent, UK, 15.2.2002

another version of this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6R-NC9LVFc

Tags for this video have been changed from 'john coltrane, tenor sax, music notation' to 'john coltrane, tenor sax, music notation, giant steps' - edited by dystopianfuturetoday

Wow, nice edit. Harrison Ford, Sean Young, Rutger Hauer, even Daryl Hannah all in their prime. It's interesting to see where these actors went from here!

On the music, I remember first hearing and buying Mezzanine while in Istanbul for a few months. It made for interesting music to pass the time while on overnight hydrofoil and bus outings, coupled with the likes of DJ Keoki, John Coltrane, System 7, Jesse Cook, The Prodigy, Banco de Gaia, DJ Shadow, and a few others... I had kind of a surreal summer! (b^-^)b

Musically trained in London and schooled in the club scene of mid-'60s New York, Mulatu Astatke stands as the exceptional musical innovator of the Ethiopian groove. Starting in 1969, he created the first bands independent of the military, which had previously dominated the country's music scene. Having immersed himself in Caribbean music, funk, jazz and Latin grooves during his lengthy stint abroad, Mulatu returned to his native land to give rise to a brand new sound.

An album of instrumentals, Ethiopiques Volume 4 is a case study in the inventive blending of influences that comprised the Ethiopian groove. Strains of funk and reggae timings permeate the thick and chunky bass lines, which are pushed prominently forward in the mix. Multiple saxophones swirl with the hypnotic, snake-charming sounds of the East, while at the same time resonating with jazzy tones reminiscent of John Coltrane and Lester Young. Guitar is a main ingredient here, growling with funky distorted wah-pedaled fuzz riffs that sound like they were lifted straight out of an early '70s black-exploitation flick. Drums and percussion combine the punchy funk of James Brown and the Meters with the heavy Latin rhythms of Mongo Santamaria and Willie Bobo. Fusing all of these elements together, Mulatu unleashes a potent brew of afro-jazz grooves that pull you in and leave you in a mystical trance-like state.

From http://either-orchestra.org/mulatu.html

"anyway, on a related note, this vid is up and running with lots of votes and comments, but when i open it it's labeled 'discarded' & has no comments:

http://swampgirl.videosift.com/video/John-Coltrane-My-Favourite-Things"

Pigeon, I think I know why. When I originally posted it, I sort of screwed up and backed spaced to fix something instead of editing. It resulted in a discard before I finally got the post up in the queue.

I don't know why it would still be associated with the live post though...

does this have something to do with the new naming system for links?

anyway, on a related note, this vid is up and running with lots of votes and comments, but when i open it it's labeled 'discarded' & has no comments:

http://swampgirl.videosift.com/video/John-Coltrane-My-Favourite-Things

there are others too.

Swampgirl, was there any sax in this video at all? Anyways, thx so much for sharing this, I don't care if its Tool or Van Halen or John Coltrane, it's fun to see musical genius at work...

Ah, sad to think that most people will not vote for this because of lack of knowledge.

Nice find! What about some John Coltrane? Miles Davis?